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Biopower
Vivek Chilukuri, Hannah Kelley | January 15, 2025
Stress-Testing State Power
Carrie Cordero | December 05, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Kate Johnston, Nathaniel Schochet | November 12, 2024
Axis of Upheaval
November 18, 2024
Technology & National Security
Biopower
For policymakers, the question is not whether the biorevolution has transformative power, but which nation will responsibly harness that power...
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Stress-Testing State Power
Introduction As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century approaches, the United States’ unique federalist system of government is increasingly relevant as it relates t...
Indo-Pacific Security
Russia and China in Central Asia
Executive Summary Despite the many proclamations that Russian and Chinese interests would collide in Central Asia, Moscow and Beijing continue to work together in service of t...
Axis of Upheaval
Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape. Cooperation among the fo...
HIGH STAKES
High Stakes: Preparing the Next President is a new election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
Transatlantic Security
The Axis of Upheaval
The West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Leading the Free World
The United States has led the free world for eight decades, helping to usher in an era of unprecedented human flourishing. For much of that period, democracies expanded in num...
Middle East Security
Virtual Event | Confronting the Axis of Upheaval
Sep 20, 2024
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Incoming Trump Team Signals Tough Oil Sanctions Policy
In The News
Key members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration have indicated support for robust sanctions actions on Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil exports, ba...
By Rachel Ziemba
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CNAS Announces 2025 Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows
Press Release
Washington, January 16, 2025 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced the selection of the 2025 Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders...
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A French-Sponsored Ukrainian Army Brigade Has Been Badly Botched
In The News
The formation of Ukraine’s 155th army brigade was announced at the D-Day anniversary ceremony in Normandy last June, complete with photo-ops with the French president, Emmanue...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Biden Takes Aim at Russian Oil. Trump Is Up Next.
In The News
Talk about a parting shot. After nearly three years of winking and nodding at Russian oil exports, President Joe Biden dealt them a body blow two weeks before leaving office. ...
By Edward Fishman
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New CNAS Report Outlines Strategy to Secure U.S. Biotechnology Leadership
Press Release
Washington, January 15, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a major new report, Biopower: Securing American Leadership in Biotechnology by Viv...
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast: Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News:
On this podcast, they continue looking ahead to airpower issues in the coming year with Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Defence Industry Braced for Tech Shake-Up Under Trump
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Submarine Awarded for National Security Missions in 'Hostile' Waters
By Tom Shugart
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast: Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News:
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China Is Just Fine With North Korean Troops in Ukraine
North Korea's vital support for Russia's war directly supports the rise of the Axis of Upheaval....
By Jacob Stokes
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‘Built Extremely Quickly’: New China Pics Making Experts Sweat
By Tom Shugart
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The Sound of Ideas
By Richard Fontaine
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China Is Just Fine With North Korean Troops in Ukraine
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U.S. Submarine Awarded for National Security Missions in 'Hostile' Waters
A United States nuclear-powered submarine was awarded for conducting missions vital to national security in the "hostile and challenging" waters of the Western Pacific Ocean....
By Tom Shugart
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Paychecks for Junior Enlisted Troops Are Better than 90% of Civilian Peers, Report Says
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Some Military Officers Worry That Pete Hegseth Could Turn a Blind Eye to U.S. War Crimes
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Submarine Awarded for National Security Missions in 'Hostile' Waters
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Trump’s Threat to U.S. Intelligence
The key for intelligence officials will be to avoid distraction and find a way to stay focused on the core missions....
By Peter Schroeder
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A French-Sponsored Ukrainian Army Brigade Has Been Badly Botched
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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In Russia's Perceived War with the West, Arms Control is Collateral Damage
By Nicholas Lokker
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Trump’s Threat to U.S. Intelligence
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Tehran’s Proxies Are on the Back Foot. An Iran-Russia Defense Pact Could Revive Them.
A renewed defense treaty between these two powers will render Iran’s web of proxies all the more dangerous by arming already destabilizing agents with more advanced weapons te...
By Delaney Soliday & Shivane Anand
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
By Rachel Ziemba
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
By Paul Scharre
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Tehran’s Proxies Are on the Back Foot. An Iran-Russia Defense Pact Could Revive Them.
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Incoming Trump Team Signals Tough Oil Sanctions Policy
Key members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration have indicated support for robust sanctions actions on Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil exports, ba...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden’s Big Bet to Control AI Diffusion with Paul Scharre
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Paul Scharre
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Biden Takes Aim at Russian Oil. Trump Is Up Next.
By Edward Fishman
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Incoming Trump Team Signals Tough Oil Sanctions Policy
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Lawfare Daily: Janet Egan and Lennart Heim on the AI Diffusion Rule
Janet Egan, Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and Lennart Heim, an AI researcher at RAND, join Kevin Frazier, a Tarbell Fellow at Lawfare, to anal...
By Janet Egan
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Biden’s Big Bet to Control AI Diffusion with Paul Scharre
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Paul Scharre
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The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This Weekend
By Carrie Cordero
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Lawfare Daily: Janet Egan and Lennart Heim on the AI Diffusion Rule
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The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This Weekend
The clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find a new owner or face a sh...
By Carrie Cordero
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
By Carrie Cordero
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Stress-Testing State Power
By Carrie Cordero
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The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This Weekend
